All About My Mother (1999)

Name: All About My Mother (1999)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Released: 31 March 2000
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.9

Manuela is a hard-working single mom who has raised her son Esteban by herself since the time he was born. On his 17th birthday they go to the theater and after the show, Esteban tries to get the main actress' autograph but is run down on the street and dies. Manuela is beside herself with grief and decides to return to Barcelona to tell the boy's transgender mother Lola, about the death of the son she never knew he had. She is nowhere to be found but Manuela does find an old friend, Agrado and meets up with a pregnant nun, Rosa. Together they form a life and become fast friends - until tragedy strikes again.

Genres: Drama

Actors: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña

Directors: Pedro Almodóvar

Countries: Spain, France

Writers: Pedro Almodóvar

Runtime: 1h 41min

Release: 31 March 2000

IMDb: 7.9